Simon Morris
Review: Perfect Days
Perfect Days is a sweet Japanese character study, directed by German auteur Wim Wenders (Paris Texas), about a middle aged man content to clean Tokyo's famous public toilets. Starring Koji Yakusho (… Video, Audio
Review: The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw is based on the real-life story of a family of superstar wrestlers, the Von Erichs, and the astonishing run of tragedy that stalked them. Stars Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman), Lily… Video, Audio
Review: The Color Purple
Tony-winning musical of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple returns to the big screen. Produced (but not directed) by Steven Spielberg, it features Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks. Video, Audio
Pasta la Vista with Julie Biuso
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. In the final episode, Julie Biuso returns to talk about pasta - did Marco… Audio
Cheese with Paul Broughton
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, Paul Broughton of Featherston's beloved cheese emporium C'Est Cheese… Audio
Recipe Books with Kathy Paterson
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, editor of The RNZ Cookbook Kathy Paterson looks back on the start of… Audio
Salt & Pepper with Martin Bosley
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, salt and pepper, what are they, what do they do, why are they so… Audio
The Columbian Exchange with Lauraine Jacobs
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, everyone knows about the many foods discovered in the Americas - from… Audio
Spice Wars with Sid Sahrawat
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, Auckland chef Sid Sahrawat on the subject of spices. Why did pepper… Audio
Kiwi Kookery with Ray McVinnie
Simon Morris presents a new show about food – what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. In this episode, chef and food writer Ray McVinnie declares that dry-roasted… Video, Audio
At The Movies: The year in review
Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking. Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
Today NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson looks at the suggestion to build a gondola network to help ease traffic woes around Aotearoa. Audio
At The Movies - Jack Mimoun
Jack Mimoun and the secrets of Val Verde is a romp about a fake survival-expert who's hired to find the lost treasure of the pirate known as The Buzzard. Written, directed and starring French movie… Audio
At the Movies for Wednesday 29 November 2023
Simon Morris reviews a trio of films "based on real life". They may be historically suspect, but their subjects were all equally unreliable when they told their own stories - the most famous leader of… Audio
Review: Napoleon
Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The… Video, Audio
Review: Nyad
Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie… Video, Audio
Movie review - Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a horror film that started out as a parody Grindhouse trailer before turning in to the real thing. Starring Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy), it's directed by Eli Roth (Hostel). Audio
At the Movies for 22 November 2023
Simon Morris looks at three films that all revisit familiar ideas - a prequel to a popular franchise, a horror film inspired by a joke trailer and a modern day take on the English upper classes of… Audio
Review: Saltburn
Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe… Video, Audio
Review - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the popular series, sees the young Coriolanus Snow fall in love with a Tribute - one of the contestants in the lethal Games. Stars… Video, Audio